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News 05 May 2014 4 min read

Political divergences paralyse the City Council

Political divergences paralyse the City Council
The conflict between the political components of the municipality continues to amplify. No sooner does one tug-of-war end than another surfaces. At the present time, the City Council is still living to the rhythm of the clash between the PJD and the PAM because of the "Balaji" affair which is far from being closed. The PJD councillors decided to boycott the meeting of the April session which was to take place last week and whose agenda was devoted in part to the dismissal of Abdessalam Balaji. Despite their presence in the corridors of the Council, the PJD elected officials refused to sign the attendance list in order to show their adversaries the political weight of the PJD in the architecture of the local assembly, as Abdessalam Balaji declared to "Le Matin". "Our conduct had the objective of sending political and ethical signals to those who try to sow discord within the Council by d…

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